Customs media spokesman and Additional Customs Director General Sunil Jayaratne said the male passengers were arrested at the arrival terminal on suspicion upon arrival on a flight from Chennai, India this morning.

They are between the ages of 30-50 years and are residents of Colombo and the suburbs.

The Customs spokesman said the jewelry weighing 4.7 kilograms were hidden in the clothes on them and in the luggage. The jewelry was valued at Rs. 31.97 million.
01/11/19 Colombo Page